Paint Chip Countdown to Christmas

Colorful Countdown to Christmas advent calendar. Activity ideas are inserted into each pocket to help spread the joy throughout the month. A die cut machine was used for this project, but you can be creative and create your own design.

Supplies

Let Lifestyle Crafts help you count down the days until Die Cut machineVariety of dies

AdhesiveCardboard or hard backingRibbon

Instructions

Use the Coin Envelope die for the pockets and embellish each day with 'Be Splendid' dies!

The number labels are made with Nesting Eyelet Circles, Nesting Circles, and the Tiki Alphabet.

Inside each pocket is a Christmas activity for the family. Use the Nesting Frame 2 die to make these. They fit perfectly inside the Coin Envelope die.

Here's our list of activites...but feel free to make your own! Make Christmas treats and take some to a neighborBake gingerbread cookies. Be sure to make extra for family and friendsMake a kid-friendly Christmas craftMake hand print ball ornaments, label them and put the yearMake paper snowflakes for the windows

This craft is reprinted courtesy of FaveCrafts.com.Build a gingerbread housePut up indoor Christmas decorationsPut up the Christmas lights on the houseMake homemade ornamentsMake scented pineconesGo sleddingBuy a Christmas gift for a needy familyBuild a snowmanClean out old toys and clothes to donateDo a family service projectVisit grandparentsGo shopping, have the kids buy gifts for their friends, come home and wrap!Go ice skatingSee the Christmas lights at the parkDrive around the neighborhood together and look at Christmas lightsTake food to the local food pantry or homeless shelterRead the Christmas story from the BiblePop popcorn and watch a Christmas movie togetherMake homemade fudge

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Maria Nerius has been designing crafts for over 20 years. She's a successful author and writer who loves to tweet (MariaNerius)and currently her work can be seen on www.FaveCrafts.com. You can follow Maria's Musing on her blog: http://marianerius.wordpress.com. Feel free to contact Maria: MNerius@cfl.rr.com.